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Biophysics 241: Membrane Biology
Advanced topics on membrane biochemistry and biophysics. Relationship of the unique properties of biomembranes to their roles in cell biology and physiology.
- Author
- Roland Faller
- Publisher
- University of California, Davis
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 57 sections
- 01: Lipids
- 1.01: Charged Lipids
- 1.02: Lipid Headgroup Types
- 1.03: Lipid Tails and Saturation
- 1.04: Glycolipids
- 1.05: Sphingolipids
- 1.06: Sterols and Sterol Induced Phases
- 1.07: Lipids in Non-Aqueous Environments
- 02: Membranes - Aggregated Lipids
- 2.01: Membrane Fluctuations
- 2.02: Membrane Asymmetry
- 2.03: Membrane Curvature
- 2.04: Membrane Compressibility
- 2.05: Surface Tension and Line Tension
- 2.06: Vesicles
- 2.07: Diffusion in Membranes
- 03: Membrane Phases and Morphologies
- 3.01: Membrane Phase Transitions
- 3.02: The Main Phase Transition
- 3.03: The Fluid Phase
- 3.04: The Gel Phase
- 3.05: The Ripple Phase
- 3.06: Rafts
- 3.07: Lipid Phase Coexistence
- 04: Membrane-Protein Interactions
- 4.01: Membrane Permeability
- 4.02: Insertion of Membrane Proteins into Lipid Membranes
- 4.03: Protein-lipid Interactions
- 4.04: Physical Lipid Protein Interactions
- 4.05: Nanoparticle Spontaneous Penetration and Assembly in and Through Membranes
- 4.06: Non-Membrane Lipid Assemblies
- 05: Experimental Characterization - Spectroscopy and Microscopy
- 5.01: Model Membranes vs. Biological Membranes
- 5.02: Supported and Tethered Membranes
- 5.03: Styrene Maleic Acid Lipid Particles (SMALP) Technology
- 5.04: Lipid Probes
- 5.05: Fluorescence on Membranes
- 5.06: Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (NSOM)
- 5.07: Single Molecule Tracking
- 5.08: FTIR on Membranes
- 5.09: Raman Spectroscopy on Membranes
- 5.10: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Theory and Solution NMR
- 5.11: Solid-state NMR
- 5.12: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) of Membranes
- 5.13: Membrane X-ray Scattering
- 06: Experimental Characterization - Mass Spectrometry and Atomic Force Microscopy
- 6.01: Atomic force microscopy (AFM) on Membranes
- 6.02: Mass spectrometer Ionization Techniques for Membrane Proteins
- 6.03: Electrospray Ionization (ESI) Mass Spectrometry
- 6.04: Mass Analyzer Orbitrap
- 6.05: Mass Analyzer Time of Flight
- 07: Computational Characterization of Membranes
- 7.01: Mathematical Continuum Descriptions of Membranes
- 7.02: Monte Carlo for Biomembranes
- 7.03: Molecular Dynamics for Biomembranes
- 7.04: Designing Molecular Membranes Models with VMD
- 7.05: Coarse Grain Simulations of Membranes